KQED Managing Editor, News and Newscasts

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Joined December 2009
1 of the largest accidents at Chevron's Richmond refinery in recent years took place after rain seeped through a leaky roof at the facility in 2021. A recent deal with regulators closes the book on that and 7 other major incidents there. @KQEDnews kqed.org/news/11981762/major…
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BREAKING: Pro-Palestinian protestors are blocking the Golden Gate Bridge right now @KQEDnews. Some clashes with angry drivers.
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BREAKING: The Chronicle has laid off members of its podcast unit. This includes the department's entire audio staff of at least four employees.
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It's official: Bay Area Kaiser workers have walked off the job - part of a strike involving tens of thousands of employees across the country - one of the largest healthcare labor actions in US history. @KQEDnews kqed.org/news/11963308/kaise…
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A memorial has sprouted up in honor of Javier Romero, the 25 year old worker killed in a trench collapse in San Francisco last week. @KQEDnews
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California U.S. Senator @SenAlexPadilla all but calls for NJ Senator Bob Menendez to resign following federal indictment - tells @KQEDnews 'he’s lost the trust of those he serves alongside in his home state + now the majority of his Democratic colleagues here in the Senate'
The number of Bay Area House Democrats calling for New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez to resign after he was federally indicted in a corruption scheme-- is growing. This afternoon East Bay @RepDeSaulnier joined those calls. @KQEDnews
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More Padilla: 'Everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence under the law, but the standard Americans hold their public servants to is not the same as in a court of law.'
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Even more Padilla: 'I urge him to deeply consider what’s best for the people of New Jersey and the Senate as an institution.'
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The number of Bay Area House Democrats calling for New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez to resign after he was federally indicted in a corruption scheme-- is growing. This afternoon East Bay @RepDeSaulnier joined those calls. @KQEDnews
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East Bay @RepSwalwell told @jrpsaki Menendez should resign here: xitter.cf/InsideWithPsaki/status…
NEW- @jrpsaki asks Rep. Swalwell if Sen. Menendez should resign. @RepSwalwell: “He should… This just shows that the rule of law applies to everyone. Whether it’s the former president, whether it’s the current president’s son or whether it’s a Democratic senator."
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The @SFPublicLibrary system plans to open all of its branches today - a day after closing 18 of them early because of the wildfire smoke that drifted into the Bay Area. When the AQI reaches 151 they shut down branches that lack 'advanced mechanical ventilation systems'. @KQEDnews
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Another bill the oil industry is against - that would require more air monitoring from refineries-- SB 674-- was also blocked. @KQEDnews leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/f…
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